I'm trying to wrap my mind around this post. It's quite lengthy, but I guarantee you it will make you think.

Thing is, I'm not sure I completely agree. Does adding additional features really reduce the audience? Is it true that those who overspecialize in today's world will not do well? What if the reverse is true?

For example, take an application that has very few features. All resources are focuses on two (two being an arbitrary small number) specific tasks. On it's release, only people who need to perform those tasks will benefit from the application. Now add sixteen features and you've got sixteen times the likelihood of someone needing the application.

Think of all the social applications with open API's. I'm using Clipmarks to post to my Wordpress blog, which will notify my Twitter followers of a new post, send an email to my subscribers, and provide an RSS feed for various news readers. My audience is expanded exponentially with each new feature that is tied into these